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PantryPath Research · WIC Coverage Atlas

WIC in District of Columbia

66.7% coverage

District of Columbia's WIC program reaches 66.7% of eligible residents — an estimated 12,000 participants out of 18,000 who qualify. That leaves 6,000 pregnant women, infants, and young children eligible but not receiving WIC's food package or nutrition counseling.

18K

WIC eligibles

12K

Participants (FY2024 avg)

6K

Unserved eligibles

1

Counties

District of Columbia by county

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Note: USDA does not publish sub-state WIC participation, so every county in District of Columbia inherits the state's 66.7% coverage rate. County-level eligibles are allocated from state totals in proportion to the county's share of low-income children under 6 (ACS B17024). See methodology.

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District of Columbia at a glance

Coverage rate

66.7%

Participants ÷ eligibles

Participation gap

33.3%

1 − coverage

Eligibles

18K

USDA FNS FY2022

Participants

12K

Monthly avg FY2024

Unserved

6K

Eligibles − participants

Kids < 6 low-income

13K

26.7% of universe

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 1 counties in District of Columbia.

Most WIC eligibles

Estimated eligible population

  1. 1 District of Columbia, District of Columbia 18K

Largest unserved gap

Eligibles not receiving WIC

  1. 1 District of Columbia, District of Columbia 6K

Highest child-poverty share

Children < 6 at ≤185% FPL

  1. 1 District of Columbia, District of Columbia 26.7%

Every county in District of Columbia

All 1 counties with WIC eligibility estimates, unserved gap, and ACS child-poverty context.

County Eligibles est. Participants est. Unserved est. Kids < 6 low-income Poverty share
District of Columbia, District of Columbia 18,000 12,000 6,000 12,718 26.7%

Apply for WIC in District of Columbia

Income limits, food-package rules, clinic locator, and application instructions specific to District of Columbia's WIC agency.

District of Columbia WIC guide

Families with children

Our population-specific guide: WIC, SNAP, school meals, Summer EBT, and pantry programs for families with kids in District of Columbia.

Families guide

District of Columbia SNAP

SNAP recipients are automatically income-eligible for WIC through adjunctive eligibility — often the fastest path to enrollment.

District of Columbia SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

Search District of Columbia's verified pantries — many partner with WIC clinics and distribute infant formula, baby food, and diapers.

District of Columbia food pantries

WIC methodology

How we estimated county-level eligibles, why state coverage rates can't be disaggregated, and which data sources we used.

Full methodology